Zi Yu-Nuraqilah advance to Round 32 of Ningbo Badminton Championships
KUCHING: Up-and-coming national women’s doubles pair, Low Zi Yu-Nuraqilah Maisarah Ramdan, got their Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) campaign off to a flying start after qualifying for the Round of 32 with two dominant group stage wins in Ningbo, China today. The Malaysians brushed aside Macau’s Ng Weng Chi-Pui Chi Wa 21-11, 21-10 in 24 minutes […]
Ling Ching ready for Ningbo challenge
KUCHING: All eyes turn to Wong Ling Ching as the Badminton Asia Championships 2026 springs to life tomorrow (April 7), with the Sarawakian poised to make her mark in her second appearance on the continental stage. Slated from Apr 7 to 12, the world No. 38 heads into the showdown carrying the weight and promise of Malaysia’s women’s singles […]
SMK St Patrick dominate Mukah Secondary Schools Sports Council badminton
BY NUR FARIHAN RAZALI MUKAH: SMK St Patrick dominated the Mukah Division Secondary Schools Sports Council (MSSB) 2024 Badminton Championship held at the KPSU Indoor Hall recently. Their players bagged six gold, two silver and one bronze. Chief coach Ismandi Dillah said the achievement exceeded their target. “Gold was won by the boys singles (A) […]
Two M’sian men’s doubles pairs march into Thailand Open quarterfinals
BANGKOK: Two Malaysian men’s doubles pairs advanced to the quarter-final of the 2024 Thailand Open Badminton championships after winning their respective second-round matches held yesterday. In the action at the Nimibutr Stadium, Choong Hon Jian-Muhammad Haikal Nazri became the first representatives of the country to move into the quarter-final after easily defeating Thailand’s Pharanyu Kaosamaang-Worrapol […]
M-Ficord wins badminton doubles at SUKEMSAR
KUCHING: The Ministry of Food Industry, Commodities and Regional Development (M-Ficord) emerged victorious in the badminton doubles event at the Sarawak Inter-Ministerial Sports (SUKEMSAR) on Saturday (Feb 17). According to an UKAS report, the M-Ficord players secured the win by defeating the doubles pair from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Urban Development (MUDENR). Meanwhile, […]
Malaysia face Singapore in BATC men’s quarterfinal today
SHAH ALAM: The Malaysian men’s squad emerged as Group B winners after beating Taiwan 3-2 in their Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) final group match at the Setia City Convention Centre last night. The win saw Malaysia move into the quarterfinal and face Singapore today. In last night’s action, professional men’s singles player Lee Zii […]
64 teams vie for badminton championship title
MUKAH: A total of 64 teams vied for the championship title in the Mukah Open Badminton Tournament 2024 being organised by Titan Badminton Club Mukah held at the Indoor Stadium here. According to Assistant Youth and Sports Officer Mohammad Arbi Rosli, this competition was held over two days from February 3 to 4. “It was […]
Lily Brothers win Dalat Badminton Championship
MUKAH: Local badminton stars Abdul Dzikri and Zufayri Jeffery Lily from Oya Badminton Club (KBO) clinched the Dato Sri Hajah Fatimah Abdullah Cup 2023 at the N56 Dalat Open Doubles Tournament at Oya Court here today. The winning pair took home a trophy and RM700 in cash. They secured their win against Mohamad Amirul Fauzi […]
Tze Yong upsets Chinese star; Zii Jia downs Indonesian Jonathan Christie in first round encounters
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s ace men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong pulled of a sensational upset by beating China’s Zhao Jun Peng in straight sets to book a slot in the second round of the 2023 World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark yesterday. In the match played at the Royal Arena, Tze Yong, ranked 22nd […]
Zii Jia breaks first round jinx since June
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia finally ended his first round jinx that lasted for almost two months, by cruising into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships, yesterday. The world number 17, however, had to bounce back from a set down to beat compatriot and world number 51, Leong […]